ABS nod moves CCS project to next phase
A consortium of shipping organisations has received approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to use a carbon capture system (CCS) onboard an oil tanker.
PHOTO: Stena Bulk's IMOIIMAXX tanker Stena Impero. Stena Bulk
The project, dubbed REMARCCABLE (Realising Maritime Carbon Capture to demonstrate the Ability to Lower Emissions), aims “to address the operational challenges and opportunities of deploying carbon capture technology on ships,” the consortium says.
The consortium includes Singapore-based non-profit organisation Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Swedish bulk operator Stena Bulk, technology company Alfa Laval, Finnish engineering firm Deltamarin, and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).
The project is spread over three phases across a period of two years. The consortium commenced the first phase last year, which involved designing and studying the system.
The project will now enter its second phase that requires construction of a prototype CCS, before moving into the third phase which involves testing the CCS onboard on one of Stena Bulk’s medium-range tankers.
The project is “an important initiative to reduce emissions from shipping and demonstrates the value of collaborating across industries to develop decarbonisation solutions,” OGCI’s head of Transport workstream Michael Traver says.
“Advancing carbon capture is one of the central ways that shipping will be able to meet its decarbonisation goals,” Stena Bulk’s chief executive Erik Hånell says.
By Tuhin Roy
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